The product is an aromatic hydrocarbon compound, which contains heavy metals such as magnesium, titanium and zinc, and may also be a compound containing benzene. When children come into direct contact with the skin, some heavy metals in the skin may penetrate into cells because of their hydrophilicity. Because the appearance and feel of the expanded product are attractive to children, it is likely to cause children to eat by mistake. This polymer can't be absorbed by the stomach and intestines, and it will swell bigger and bigger, leading to serious adverse consequences.

Extended data product features

The toy "Sea Baby" is a colorful glue stick shaped like a fish.

Colorful, some are like small balls the size of soybeans, some are like dolphins, and some are like five-pointed stars, which slowly expand and become bigger when put into water. Vendors call this toy, also known as sea elf, a kind of marine algae plant, which can grow, give birth and have strong reproductive ability. It can breed in artificial fresh water and improve water quality.

But in fact, Haibao component is a hydrophilic polymer material (if frozen or resin), and raw materials containing magnesium, zinc, titanium, manganese, boron, barium, chlorine, sulfur and other elements will be added during the processing. These chemical elements and their compounds are toxic and harmful to human body.

A small bag of "sea baby" usually sells for one or two yuan. After buying it, it will grow up in the water, with bright colors, stars, small animals, flowers and other shapes. Moreover, this toy is also sold in some flower shops, and its water absorption effect is used to cultivate hydroponic plants. But this kind of toy is very soft, it will break when squeezed a little, and it will have obvious essence smell.

According to vendors, most of the "sea baby" products sold in China are produced in Guangdong. From the perspective of outer packaging, there is neither production date nor manufacturer, which belongs to "three no products".

More than 10000 sales information. Almost all parts of the country have sales points, and the supply of "factory direct sales" is concentrated in Guangdong, Shandong and other places. The staff of an online shop told the reporter that the main raw material of "Sea Baby" is super absorbent resin, and the manufacturer uses this raw material to produce more than ten colors of "Sea Baby" after high temperature and dyeing according to a certain formula.

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Baidu Baikehai Baobao